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GRIT313 DRAFTING FOR THELions
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall
B+
ValueB-
NeedB+
TradesA+
FutureB-
Keegan should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B+. The real work happened on the phones. The Lions fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. Jean-Baptiste has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Keegan at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick Analysis
Pick53
Rnd2
DJ James
They paid sticker price for DJ James in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick61
Rnd2
Devontez Walker
A reach on Devontez Walker in pick No. 61; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick73
Rnd3
Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at pick 73 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164
Rnd5
Trevor Keegan
They will replay Trevor Keegan at the 164th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick201
Rnd6
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Javontae Jean-Baptiste at Round 6, Pick 26 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick205
Rnd6
Johnny Dixon
They let Johnny Dixon come to them and pounced at slot 205. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249
Rnd7
C.J. Hanson
The board had cheaper options than C.J. Hanson at No. 249, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.









